One of my big tasks for the next year will be to better understand how to write well in the mnemonic medium—and how to help other authors write well. Starting to collect notes here:
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When explaining SRS’s poor adoption, I often say “it’s hard to write good prompts.” That’s a bit misleading: it’s relatively easy to write prompts which encode simple facts—which is all most people imagine doing. What’s hard is writing prompts which develop rich understanding.
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Yes, this is a challenge for many people. I’ve made a note to write about this. I think the mnemonic medium will help: notes.andymatuschak.org/The_mnemonic_m
But in the meantime, I think this is the best resource: augmentingcognition.com/ltm.html